Here is a video news report regarding Their Imperial Highnesses Crown Prince Naruhito and Crown Princess Masako of Japan.  Apparently, Their Imperial Highnesses were invited to the upcoming inauguration/investiture of His Royal Highness Prince Willem-Alexander of Oranje on April 30, 2013 in the Netherlands.

Unfortunately, a decision has yet to be made.  Nevertheless, I do believe Crown Prince Naruhito will attend though Crown Princess Masako will not.  The Imperial Household Agency (IHA) will no doubt claim that she is still to ill to travel outside of the palace or her room for that matter.  Poor woman.

On March 26, 2013, Their Imperial Majesties Emperor Akihito and Empress Michiko of Japan visited an “…orange farms near the Suzaki Imperial Villa in the Shizuoka prefecture…”  Meanwhile, Their Imperial Highnesses Crown Prince Naruhito and Crown Princess Masako, accompanied by their daughter, Princess Aiko, arrived at the Nagano train station.  The imperial crown prince family will be on holiday for the next few days.

On March 25, 2013, Their Imperial Highnesses Prince Akishino and Princess Kiko of Japan, accompanied by their children, visited the Ise Grand Shrines in Ise in the Mie prefecture in Japan.

On March 25, 2013, Their Imperial Highnesses Prince Akishino and Princess Kiko of Japan, accompanied by their children, visited the Ise Grand Shrines in Ise in the Mie prefecture in Japan.

On March 11, 2013, Imperial Majesties Emperor Akihito and Empress Michiko of Japan attended a national memorial service held at the National Theatre, Chiyoda-ku in Tokyo.

Their Imperial Majesties along with representatives from the Iwate, Miyagi and Fukushima prefectures, members of the Japanese government and dozens of foreign ambassadors paid tribute to the victims of the March 11, 2011, devastating earthquake and tsunami and “…nuclear crisis that killed almost 19,000 people and stranded 315,000 evacuees, including refugees who fled radiation from the devastated Fukushima atomic plant.”